Happy Birthday Mom

Today is my mother's birthday - so Happy Birthday Mom! from all of us down here in NCal. We are all sorry we can't be up there to give you hugs and kisses so I'm sending them to you virtually.

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking
Author Unknown

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,
and I wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw you feed a stray cat,
and I thought it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I heard you make my favorite cake for me,
and I knew that little things are special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I heard you say a prayer,
and I believed there is a God I could always talk to.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I felt you kiss me goodnight,
and I felt loved.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt,
but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw that you cared
and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked. . .
and wanted to say thanks for all the things I saw
when you thought I wasn't looking.

Happy Birthday Mom - We all Love you!!!!!

Bad Mom Moment?

This summer my husband it working away from the home for a few hours each day of the week. He usually does the drop off and pickup for the kids. We have two daycares set up for the summer. One is a lovely Christian woman who has been watching my children since my daughter was only a few weeks old and does preschool with my boys. The other is a friend (another Christian) who my dear husband is working on her vehicles as a trade for babysitting.

Last week, my husband called me at work and asked if I could pick up the kids because he wanted to be able to stay at work a bit longer. I have the option of taking my laptop home at night and working from home, so this worked fine for me. I left work early and headed to the one daycare to pick up my children.

As I walked in the door and sat on the couch, this was our conversation.

C: Are you here visiting?

Me: My kids aren't here?
(At this point I wonder if my husband went ahead and left work and picked up the kids and did not bother to call me and let me know)

C: No, it is Wednesday. I don't watch the kids on Wednesdays. When I saw you come in I figured you either were coming to visit or you did not know where your kids were.
(she says this with a smile - she is obviously finding this humorous!)

Me: Oh my gosh! It's the later, I'm at the wrong house - I forgot where my kids were. Well, hello and goodbye! Nice to visit with you again!

Luckily, the two houses are only about 2 blocks from one another so I was still able to arrive by the time I needed to be there. That sure felt like a Bad Mom Moment though!

Before I was a Mom

I've seen this before and absolutely love it. I'm not sure who wrote it, so if you know please tell me so I can give them credit.

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

Happy Mother's Day to my Mother & all the Moms out there who may be reading this!!!

Mother - William Tell Overture

Another mom at work showed this to me recently. (She has three boys!)

I'm a Top Momma!!!

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A Mom's Mothers Day Prayer for America - Joni Ames

A Mom's Mother's Day Prayer For America
Joni Faith Ames

(Note: feel free to reprint or read as long as you
provide the contact information included at the bottom
of this.)

Oh Lord we stand and wait for you
To heal broken hearts
To open ears, make blind eyes see
And mend lives torn apart

Our nation's Moms cry for your help
In these uncertain times
To help restore the brokenness
And cause each life to rhyme

We cry out for the ones on drugs
Lord, bring deliverance
Release them, give them brand new life
And reason, Lord, to dance

Remove confusion, hurt, and pain
From those who've been abused
And cause your love to wrap them up
Inside of Your Good News

Release the ones held captive by
Disease, or pain, or fear
Please heal them, Lord, and let them know
Your love for them is clear

Take anger from the broken ones
Unclench hate from their fists
Remove the shackles Satan put
Around their feet and wrists

Restore the child like faith once there
Before the world turned bad
Raise up Your standards in our hearts
And give joy to the sad

Bring softness, love, and purity
In place of worldly wrong
Restore compassion in its' place
And give us, Lord, Your songs

Help us go after holiness
And righteousness, and YOU
And take away the shameful mess
From what all sin can do

Come forth, Lord, in America
And dry each Mother's tears
This Mother's Day, Lord, hear the cries
Of every Mother here.

- Joni Faith Ames
Written: Fri., May 11, 2007, 7:33 p.m.

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provide the following contact information:
Joni AmesP.O. Box 411501Charlotte, NC 28241E-Mail: JoniAmes@aol.com
Website: www.joniames.org
Newsletter site: www.joniames.net

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